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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
IAZ060-081000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 36 50 37 66 47
TEMP 41 38 38 44 48 46 41 39 39 39 46 59 65 61 55 52 49 47
DEWPT 38 34 32 33 33 33 32 30 30 29 33 38 41 41 41 40 39 39
RH 89 85 79 65 56 60 70 70 70 67 60 45 41 48 59 63 68 74
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 14 17 16 13 8 6 10 12 12 12 13 16 12 13 14 13 11
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR 50 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 33 29 28 37 32 31 31
MIN CHILL 28 26 38 31 28 31
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 69 43 64 37 51 29 55 42 59
TEMP 64 64 49 43 60 60 46 39 46 48 36 30 49 52 47 43 57 53
DEWPT 44 43 40 39 47 46 39 33 28 22 23 22 24 27 31 33 30 26
PWIND DIR W NE E N NW NW SW SW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL SC B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 40 50 20 0 5 20 5
RAIN S C C C S S
SNOW S
TSTMS S C S
IAZ039-081000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 35 46 34 61 44
TEMP 44 39 37 40 44 42 37 36 36 36 43 55 61 57 51 49 46 44
DEWPT 42 36 32 31 31 32 31 30 30 29 32 38 41 42 41 39 40 39
RH 93 89 82 70 60 67 79 79 79 75 65 53 48 57 68 68 79 82
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 17 17 17 14 8 8 11 13 13 13 14 17 14 16 17 13 10
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 37 30 28 32 38 36 31 29 27 27 36
MIN CHILL 28 26 34 27 23 28 36
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 66 40 60 33 46 26 49 37 54
TEMP 61 59 44 40 56 54 39 34 43 43 31 28 44 45 40 37 50 46
DEWPT 43 41 35 33 43 44 34 29 27 23 22 20 23 27 29 31 30 25
PWIND DIR W NE E N NW NW SW S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 40 40 20 5 5 30 5
RAIN C C C S C S
SNOW C S C
IAZ048-081000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 33 49 35 64 45
TEMP 38 35 36 43 47 44 39 36 37 37 44 57 64 59 53 50 47 45
DEWPT 35 32 31 32 33 33 32 31 30 29 33 39 43 43 42 40 40 40
RH 89 89 82 65 58 65 76 82 75 72 65 51 46 55 66 68 76 82
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 16 18 16 14 8 8 10 13 12 12 13 17 13 14 14 12 9
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 29 25 26 36 33 29 28 28 37
MIN CHILL 25 22 37 28 25 28 38
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 68 41 62 35 51 27 54 40 57
TEMP 62 62 45 41 57 56 42 35 46 47 33 28 48 50 43 42 54 50
DEWPT 43 42 38 36 45 44 37 31 28 22 23 22 24 28 32 33 30 26
PWIND DIR W NE NE N NW NW SW S NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ LT GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 20 5 5 20 5
RAIN C C C S
SNOW C S
TSTMS S S
IAZ004-081000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 27 46 35 64 42
TEMP 30 28 29 39 44 41 37 38 37 36 43 58 64 59 52 50 46 42
DEWPT 27 24 24 28 30 31 28 27 27 26 30 38 40 41 38 36 34 33
RH 88 85 81 64 57 67 70 64 67 67 60 47 41 51 59 58 63 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 19 18 18 13 13 10 14 19 18 16 16 18 21 17 17 17 14 11
WIND GUST 31 28
CLOUDS OV OV B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 17 15 17 31 37 35 28 27 27 26 35 36
MIN CHILL 14 14 32 25 23 26 33
WINTER WEATH Y Y
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 59 33 53 28 46 24 53 35 49
TEMP 56 52 38 33 48 46 34 29 41 40 29 26 46 47 42 36 45 42
DEWPT 34 31 27 26 33 33 28 25 23 20 20 18 23 26 30 28 24 20
PWIND DIR N NE NE N NW NW SW SW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 5 10 30 5
RAIN S C
SNOW S C S
IAZ035-081000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 30 48 35 65 43
TEMP 33 31 33 41 46 43 37 36 36 36 43 58 64 59 52 50 46 43
DEWPT 30 28 28 30 32 32 30 30 28 28 32 38 42 42 41 39 38 36
RH 89 88 82 65 58 65 75 79 72 72 65 47 45 53 66 66 73 76
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 13 16 13 11 8 9 12 13 11 11 13 16 13 13 13 11 8
CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 22 21 22 34 30 28 27 28 37
MIN CHILL 20 19 36 27 26 29 37
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 65 38 58 32 49 25 55 38 54
TEMP 61 58 42 38 54 52 38 33 43 44 31 26 47 49 42 39 50 47
DEWPT 41 38 33 31 40 39 32 28 26 21 22 20 24 28 31 30 28 23
PWIND DIR NW NE NE N NW NW SW S NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20 5 5 20 5
RAIN S S C S
SNOW C S
IAZ094-081000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 37 51 35 65 45
TEMP 47 39 38 44 49 46 40 37 37 37 45 58 64 59 54 51 48 45
DEWPT 43 37 34 34 34 33 30 30 29 28 32 38 39 40 39 38 38 38
RH 86 92 85 68 56 60 67 75 72 70 60 47 40 49 57 61 68 76
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 14 17 16 13 8 5 8 10 12 13 13 16 13 13 13 13 11
WIND GUST 26 24 24
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR 50 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 31 29 37 31 30 29 39
MIN CHILL 30 27 30 28 28 39
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 72 48 72 38 51 29 56 43 62
TEMP 66 66 52 48 67 65 49 40 47 47 36 30 50 52 47 44 59 55
DEWPT 45 44 43 45 55 50 43 36 31 23 22 22 25 27 31 33 32 29
PWIND DIR SW E S N N NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 50 60 20 0 0 10 5
RAIN S C L L S
TSTMS S C C
IAZ017-081000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 31 45 34 63 43
TEMP 34 32 33 38 43 40 36 36 36 36 43 56 62 57 51 50 47 44
DEWPT 32 29 27 29 30 31 30 29 28 28 31 38 41 41 40 39 38 36
RH 92 88 78 70 60 70 79 75 72 72 62 51 46 55 66 66 71 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 18 17 16 13 6 10 16 18 14 14 16 18 16 18 17 13 10
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 23 20 21 29 36 29 27 26 27 36 38
MIN CHILL 19 18 32 25 22 27 35
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 61 36 55 30 46 25 50 35 50
TEMP 58 55 41 36 52 49 37 31 41 41 30 26 44 45 40 36 46 42
DEWPT 39 36 31 29 38 37 31 26 26 22 21 19 23 27 29 30 27 23
PWIND DIR NW NE NE N NW NW SW S NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20 5 10 30 5
RAIN S S C C C
SNOW C S C C
IAZ049-081000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 34 46 33 61 43
TEMP 41 37 36 40 44 41 36 35 35 35 43 55 60 56 50 48 46 44
DEWPT 39 34 31 32 32 32 30 30 29 28 32 38 42 42 41 39 38 38
RH 92 89 82 73 62 70 79 82 78 75 65 53 51 59 71 71 73 79
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 14 17 17 14 8 8 10 12 13 13 13 17 13 14 14 13 11
WIND GUST 25
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC CL CL SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS
WIND CHILL 33 29 26 31 37 30 27 26 26 36 39 38
MIN CHILL 27 23 32 26 23 26 36
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 66 39 60 33 46 26 50 38 55
TEMP 61 59 44 39 56 54 40 35 43 42 31 27 44 45 41 39 52 47
DEWPT 43 41 36 35 45 45 35 30 28 23 22 20 23 27 29 31 30 25
PWIND DIR W NE E N NW NW SW S NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ LT GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 OV SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 40 40 30 5 5 20 5
RAIN C C C C S S S
SNOW C C S
TSTMS S S
IAZ086-081000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
102 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
DATE 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26 MON
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 40 50 35 65 47
TEMP 55 45 42 45 48 45 39 36 36 37 47 59 64 60 54 51 49 47
DEWPT 52 43 37 35 35 34 32 31 30 30 33 38 39 39 38 38 38 38
RH 90 93 82 68 60 65 76 82 79 75 58 45 40 46 54 61 66 71
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 16 16 17 17 14 9 6 8 11 13 14 14 17 13 14 16 14 13
WIND GUST 24 26 27 26 24
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 38 34 37 30 28 28
MIN CHILL 38 32 38 29 25 29
DATE 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 72 46 72 38 50 28 53 41 60
TEMP 66 66 51 46 67 64 49 39 46 46 35 30 48 48 43 44 57 54
DEWPT 45 44 43 43 55 52 45 36 31 24 24 23 26 27 30 34 33 29
PWIND DIR SW NE S NW N NW W S W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL B1 B2 B2 OV OV SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 60 60 30 5 5 20 5
RAIN C L L L C S S
TSTMS S C S
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